Hawthorne – Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched another batch of satellites into low orbit Friday as part of its expanded Starlink broadband internet array.
The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites into orbit launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base along the central coast shortly after 3 p.m.
The rocket was carrying 53 more Starlink satellites, adding to an array that already includes thousands of satellites in low orbit around the planet. Starlink is envisioned as a worldwide satellite-based broadband service, providing Internet links in areas that previously had connectivity problems.
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
A SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket carrying 53 Starlink Internet satellites. The booster landed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo/contribution of photographer by Gene Blevins)
This video image provided by SpaceX The SpaceX Falcon 9 mission to launch 53 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) shows, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Friday, May 13, 2022. (SpaceX Via AP)
This video image provided by SpaceX shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 mission launching 53 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Takes off on May 13th. , 2022. (SpaceX Via AP)
This video image provided by SpaceX shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 mission launching 53 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Takes off on May 13th. , 2022. (SpaceX Via AP)
This video image provided by SpaceX The SpaceX Falcon 9 mission to launch 53 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) shows, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Friday, May 13, 2022. (SpaceX Via AP)
Starlink service is already available in 32 countries.
According to Hawthorne Aerospace Co., the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket being used in Friday’s launch had already flown four previous missions for SpaceX, which revamped, dramatically cutting the cost of future flights. Undertakes efforts to recover rockets for use.
The company again retrieved the rocket’s first stage on Friday by landing it on a barge named “Off Course I Still Love You” floating in the Pacific Ocean.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of Starlink satellites on Saturday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is scheduled for 1:12 p.m. California time.
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